CLARENCE WILLIAMS III BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:

Clarence Williams III was born on August 21st, 1939 in New York City, New York and was raised by his grandparents.  His grandfather was a jazz music composer and pianist by the name of Clarence Williams and his grandmother, Eve Taylor was a blues singer.  Being raised in a family of entertainers peaked his interest in show business.
 
As a teenager he went to the local YMCA and began to develop an interest in acting.  He then however, took a break from pursuing a career in entertainment to join the United States Air Force.  After completing his service, Williams embarked on a career as an actor.
 
He began with working in New York as a stage actor appearing in such productions as, "The Long Dream" (1960), "Walk in Darkness" (1963), 'Sarah and the Sax" (1964), "Doubletalk" (1964) and "Slow Dance on the Killing Ground" (1964) for which he won his first Theatre World Award as well as a Tony nomination.
 
It did not take long for him to gain the attention of Hollywood and he began appearing on such television series as, "Tarzan" (1968), "The Mod Squad" (1968-1973) and "Great Mysteries" (1974).
 
Although he had finally begun to make a name for himself in the Hollywood scene he continued to return back to working as a stage actor being seen in such productions as, "Night and Day" (1979).  Williams also worked in films appearing on the big screen in features such as, "Purple Rain" (1984), "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" (1988), "Deep Cover" (1992) and "Sugar Hill" (1993).
 
In addition to his stage work, early television roles and film appearances he also gained more popularity when he was on the television series, "Twin Peaks" (1990) as a recurring role of Roger Hardy. 
 
He has been married only once to Gloria Foster whom he wed in 1967 and divorced later in 1984.  They maintained a friendship after their divorce and she passed away in 2001.  He continues to work in the industry with some of his latest appearances being on, "The Way of War" (2009) and the television series, "Burn Notice" (2009), "Cold Case" (2009), "Justified" (2010) and "Memphis Beat" (2010).

 
Filmography

2010 Memphis Beat
2010 Justified 
2009 A Day in the Life
2009 Cold Case 
2009 Burn Notice
2009 The Way of War 
2007 American Gangster 
2007 The Blue Hour 
2005-2007 American Dragon: Jake Long 
2007 Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
2006 Mystery Woman: Redemption 
2006 Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
2006 Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery 
2006 Mystery Woman: At First Sight 
2005 Everybody Hates Chris 
2005 Mystery Woman: Game Time
2005 Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
2005 Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder
2005 Constellation
2005 Mystery Woman: Snapshot
2005 Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
2004 Karen Sisco
2003 Skin
2003 Mystery Woman
2003 Fastlane
2003 The Extreme Team
2003 Miracles
2002 Happy Here and Now
2002 Judging Amy
2001 Impostor 
2001 Blue Hill Avenue 
2001 Mindstorm
2000 Law & Order 
2000 Ali: An American Hero
2000 Resurrection Blvd. 
2000 Ritual
2000 Civility 
2000 Reindeer Games
1999 The General's Daughter 
1999 Last Rites
1999 Life
1999 Shepherd
1998 The Legend of 1900
1998 Profiler
1998 Starstruck
1998 Frogs for Snakes 
1998 Half Baked 
1997 The Love Bug 
1997 Walker, Texas Ranger 
1997 Millennium 
1997 Hoodlum 
1997 George Wallace 
1997 Sprung 
1997 The Brave 
1996 Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault 
1996 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 
1996 The Silencers
1996 Encino Woman 
1996 The Road to Galveston 
1995 The Immortals 
1995 Tales from the Hood 
1995 Crazy Love 
1995 Judgement 
1994 The Cosby Mysteries 
1994 New York Undercover
1994 Against the Wall
1993 Sugar Hill
1993 Deadfall
1993 Father & Son: Dangerous Relations 
1992 Tales from the Crypt 
1992 Deep Cover
1991 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991 Jake and the Fatman 
1990 Twin Peaks
1990 Shades of LA
1990 Gabriel's Fire
1990 Nasty Boys 
1990 Maniac Cop 2 
1990 Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice 
1989 Perfect Victims
1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka 
1988 The Highwayman 
1987 Tough Guys Don't Dance 
1987 The Last Innocent Man 
1986 52 Pick-Up
1985 Hell Town 
1985 Miami Vice 
1985 The Cosby Show 
1984 Purple Rain 
1983-1984 T.J. Hooker 
1984 ABC Afterschool Specials 
1984 Hill Street Blues
1984 House of Dies Drear 
1979 The Littlest Hobo
1979 The Return of Mod Squad 
1974 Great Mysteries
1968-1973 Mod Squad 
1968 Tarzan 
1964 The Cool World
1959 Pork Chop Hill